A YOUNG MAN'S FANCY TURNS TO LOVE AND ALSO DUSTIN ACKLEY AND ALSO WINTERFELL: We've had spring-forward day (yay), but spring isn't ever really here until baseball season starts. Guess what? Last night, or to be technical, this morning at 3:00 a.m. per the circadian rhythms of all participants, baseball season started (yay). Same joke every year alert: The Mariners beat the A's to take an insurmountable lead in the MLB standings. 63 more wins to go, accoring to Sports Illustrated. The game was played, of course, in Tokyo (Suzukis went 5-for-10) as part of the A's continuing plan to play as few home games in Oakland as possible from now until forever.
And the other spring-is-here event is Sunday's Game of Thrones premiere. Spoiler alert: everything works out for the best and everybody is completely happy and totally nice all the time and it's showers and clean laundry and presentable haircuts for everybody.
Only 8 days to go until Opening Day on April 5th!
ReplyDeleteI've got my tickets for Phils/Pirates at PNC Park a week from tomorrow. Roy Halladay vs Erik Bedard is a very fair fight.
ReplyDeleteTurns out that dragons are super-cute, and make great pets!
ReplyDeleteThat's great to know! I was looking for a show as warm and cuddly as the wire, and now it looks like we have one!
ReplyDeleteIsaac's spoiler warning also holds true for those of you about to start watching season 2 of The Wire.
ReplyDeleteThere actually is a lot of laundry in that one. Nick Sobodka lives next to his parents' laundry room. Ah, crap, SPOILER ALERT.
ReplyDeleteThere are several short clips from Episode 201 "The North Remembers" over at Winteriscoming.net -- nothing spoilerish if you are fully caught up on Season 1 -- but lots of Tyrion goodness.
ReplyDeleteShowers for everybody? Don't give HBO any ideas.
ReplyDelete*sigh* I miss "OZ"...
ReplyDeleteI miss Isaac Spaceman's pre-season Lost rants. Any chance for a GoT one?
ReplyDeleteThe first game of every baseball season should be played in Cincinati...on a weekday...in the sunshine.
ReplyDeleteOh, and you kids get off my lawn.
After this morning's game, I am pleased as punch to say my A's are at .500, because I suspect it will be the last opportunity to do so.
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